1. Hamsters on the Wild Side by Elizabeth Schleichert

2. 6 Which idea does the author of the selection discuss first?
A. Harriet cleans herself.
B. Harriet builds a burrow.
C. Harriet stuffs her cheeks.
IC15: Order steps, sequence, and/or process from the text
(Reading GLE 2.2.1)

3. IA17: Compare and contrast information presented within the text(s)
7 What are two differences between what wild hamsters do in the
winter and what wild hamsters do in the summer? Include
information from the selection in your answer.
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IA17: Compare and contrast information presented within the text(s)
(Reading GLEs 2.3.1, 2.4.5, 2.4.6)

4. 2
A 2-point response provides text-based information to identify two differences between what wild hamsters do when the weather turns cold and what wild hamsters do in warm weather.
Example:
In cold weather wild hamsters hibernate. In warmer weather they snooze all day in their burrow. 1
A 1-point response provides text-based information to identify one difference between what wild hamsters do when the weather turns cold and what wild hamsters do in warm weather.
Text-based similarities/differences may include, but are not limited to:
Care for their babies
Snooze all day
Hunt for meals at dawn and dusk/hunt in fields
Dig a deeper burrow
Store food
Hibernate
Eat stored food

5. In winter they leave their burrow and make 2
7 What are two differences between what wild hamsters do when
the weather turns cold and what wild hamsters do in warm weather?
Include information from the selection in your answer.
In winter they leave their burrow and make
a new and deeper one. Their he will store
plenty of food. During warm weather, when
their not caring for their babies, you‛ll find
them snoozing all day in their burow. At dawn
or dusk, he comes out and hunts for a meal in
the nearby fields.
D. …leave their burrow and make a new and deeper one.
E. …store plenty of food.
A. …when their not caring for their babies…
B. …snoozing all day in their burow.
C. At dawn or dusk, he comes out and hunts for a meal…

6. In the winter the hamster (that is wild) digs 2
7 What are two differences between what wild hamsters do when
the weather turns cold and what wild hamsters do in warm weather?
Include information from the selection in your answer.
In the winter the hamster (that is wild) digs
deeper holes in the winter so it can store
more food in it. In the summer it often goes
hunting in nearby feilds and it doesn‛t dig
such a deep hole because it doesnt have to
store as much food because it goes hunting
all the time.
D. …digs deeper holes in the winter…
E. …store more food…
C. …goes hunting in nearby feilds…
C. …goes hunting all the time.

7. 1
7 What are two differences between what wild hamsters do when
the weather turns cold and what wild hamsters do in warm weather?
Include information from the selection in your answer.
in the summer hamsters go looking for food. and they stareting to play. in the winter onder grownd they stay wom. and in the winter they hide.
C. …go looking for food.

8. as the weather gets cold in the fall they 1
7 What are two differences between what wild hamsters do when
the weather turns cold and what wild hamsters do in warm weather?
Include information from the selection in your answer.
as the weather gets cold in the fall they
leave theyr old burrow and dig a new deeper
one.
D. …they leave theyr old burrow and dig a new deeper one.

9. They hibernate in the winter. They dig new holes in the summer. 1
7 What are two differences between what wild hamsters do when
the weather turns cold and what wild hamsters do in warm weather?
Include information from the selection in your answer.
They hibernate in the winter.
They dig new holes in the summer.
They get everything ready in summer.
When they wake up from hibrnation they eat
then the do it again.
F. They hibernate in the winter.

10. When its cold and its winter the hamster
7 What are two differences between what wild hamsters do when
the weather turns cold and what wild hamsters do in warm weather?
Include information from the selection in your answer.
When its cold and its winter the hamster
leaves its borrow and gets new one. When Its summer the Hamster sleeps in it‛s burrow.
This response does not provide specific enough text-based information to identify any differences between what wild hamsters do when the weather turns cold and what wild hamsters do in warm weather.

11. In winter they sleep all day In summer they sleep only a little
7 What are two differences between what wild hamsters do when
the weather turns cold and what wild hamsters do in warm weather?
Include information from the selection in your answer.
In winter they sleep all day In summer they
sleep only a little
This response does not provide specific enough text-based information to identify any differences between what wild hamsters do when the weather turns cold and what wild hamsters do in warm weather.

12. 8 Which idea is included in the section under the heading
Hunkering Down?
A. Hamsters dig summer burrows.
B. Hamsters gather food in their cheeks.
C. Hamsters hunt for food in nearby fields.
IA16: Demonstrate understanding of text features (titles, headings, captions, maps, charts, tables, graphs and other information divisions) (Reading GLE 2.2.2)

13. 9 Which sentence explains why hamsters dig new burrows?
A. They need a burrow that is cooler.
B. They need a burrow that is deeper.
C. They need a burrow that is cleaner.
IA18: Make connections (cause and effect) within a text (Reading GLE 2.3.1)

14. 10 Who would find the information in the selection most useful?
A. Someone who wants to train a wild hamster
B. Someone who finds a wild hamster
C. Someone who buys a wild hamster
IA20: Extend information beyond text-apply information, give a response to reading, express insight gained from reading (Reading GLEs 2.4.1, 2.4.5)